Proper nounSingular Diamond Plural - Diamond
From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. In mineralogy, diamond (from the ancient Greek ἀδάμας - adámas "unbreakable") is an allotrope of carbon, where the carbon atoms are arranged in a variation of the face-centered cubic crystal structure called a diamond lattice. Diamond is less stable than graphite, but the conversion rate from diamond to graphite is negligible at ambient conditions. Diamond is renowned as a material with superlative physical qualities, most of which originate from the strong covalent bonding between its atoms. In particular, diamond has the highest hardness and thermal conductivity of any bulk material. Those properties determine the major industrial application of diamond in cutting and polishing tools. Diamond has remarkable optical characteristics. Because of its extremely rigid lattice, it can be contaminated by very few types of impurities, such as boron and nitrogen. Combined with the wide transparency, this results in the clear, colorless appearance of most natural diamonds. Small amounts of defects or impurities (about one per million of lattice atoms) color diamond blue (boron), yellow (nitrogen), brown (lattice defects), green, purple, pink, orange or red. Diamond also has relatively high optical dispersion, that is ability to disperse light of different colors, which results in its characteristic luster. Excellent optical and mechanical properties, combined with efficient marketing, make diamond the most popular gemstone. Most natural diamonds are formed at high-pressure high-temperature conditions existing at depths of 140 to 190 kilometers (87 to 120 mi) in the Earth mantle. Carbon-containing minerals provide the carbon source, and the growth occurs over periods from 1 billion to 3.3 billion years (25% to 75% of the age of the Earth). Diamonds are brought close to the Earth surface through deep volcanic eruptions by a magma, which cools into igneous rocks known as kimberlites and lamproites. Diamonds can also be produced synthetically in a high-pressure high-temperature process which approximately simulates the conditions in the Earth mantle. An alternative, and completely different growth technique is chemical vapor deposition. Several non-diamond materials, which include cubic zirconia and silicon carbide and are often called diamond simulants, resemble diamond in appearance and many properties. Special gemological techniques have been specially developed to distinguish natural and synthetic diamonds and diamond simulants. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License What do you think the different diamond shapes say about the wearer? Q. For example, do you think sophisticated women prefer a certain shape of diamond while more family oriented women prefer another shape? I am not trying to make fun of anyone's preferred cut of diamond - I am really just curious to see if anyone has any opinions about the different shapes out there. I am curious about everyone's opinion about all diamond shapes if you have one. ajsarabi - no I do not have diamond envy - I have a one carat diamond (not saying which shape) but was just bored and wanted to start up a cool conversation. Asked by Kiwi - Fri Mar 23 16:13:37 2007 - - 5 Answers - 1 Comments A. Round cut - the wearer is the type of person who thinks "classics never die". Round-cut diamond wearers have simple, elegant style Princess cut - since these are more expensive to produce, the wearer likes fine, expensive things, and the name of the cut could also describe the person wearing it. Beware: could also be something of a diva. Marquise cut - lovely cut, and makes the fingers look longer. The wearer may be a hopeless romantic (especially if they know the story behind the Marquis cut stone) Trillion cut - Cool, modern and different. Not many people have this type of cut stone. The wearer likes different things and has a quirky sense of style and humor. Oval cut - old-fashioned type of person; tradition is very important… [cont.] Answered by oneterribabe - Fri Mar 23 16:45:33 2007 What type of sunglasses would look good on a diamond face? Q. I've been trying to figure out my face shape for a long time, and I thought it was oblong but I've decided it's diamond. I look awful in sunglasses so maybe I'm picking the wrong ones. Which type of sunglasses look the best on a diamond face? Asked by Frosty - Thu Jul 23 18:14:15 2009 - - 8 Answers - 2 Comments A. On a diamond shaped face you do not want to accentuate the wideness of the face at eye level. To have good looking glasses with such a face, it would be wise to choose for wire or wraparound sunglasses, in order to avoid any extra width on the upper half of your face. In addition, frames with a straight top line or cat eye frames (e.g. Ray Ban Wayfarers) will probably suit you good. If you also have other strong facial features like a strong chin, bold frame styles can be especially good (although they can usually also overwhelm more subtle features). Answered by Anth_S - Fri Jul 24 00:24:50 2009 What pokemon diamond team should i use to beat the elite four?
Q. I just bought pokemon diamond and i want to know what will be the best pokemon team (no ubers) to beat the elite four. please make suggestions thanks. Asked by RICHARD C - Sat Nov 29 08:48:29 2008 - - 14 Answers - 7 Comments A. Start with a Chimchar and then trade Starly/Bidoof for the other two starters over the GTS. When you evolve all three of those, you'll already be well on your way to having a decent team to beat the game. Catch a Shinx early on in the game and use that as your Electric Pokemon. After you get Cut, go to the Wayward Cave underneath the cycle path near the first Gym town and catch a Gible. When it eventually evolves into a Garchomp, nothing will stop you. Answered by Pamela - Sat Nov 29 09:21:54 2008 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Diamond"  news.google.com BBC News She is due to celebrate her Diamond Jubilee - 60 years as Queen - in 2012. Charlie Adams, a helper at the Sunday school for the parish of Sandringham and ... Queen serves Sunday school lunch The Press Association Queen bids a fond farewell to Norfolk Norwich Evening News all 20 news articles » news.google.com Wall Street Journal The Irving, Texas-based company is asking diamond merchants and other vendors to buy back old jewelry including products they didn't manufacture in exchange ... Report: Zale turning to suppliers for cash National Jeweler Network Zale Approaches Vendors in Hopes of Raising Cash Diamonds.net Zale Wants Vendors to Buy Back Jewelry for Cash, WSJ Reports IDEX Online Reuters all 11 news articles » news.google.com Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News The new diamond fields in Tongo Mountain , Chimanimani, cover an area of around 35 square kilometres. Like Chiadzwa, Chimanimani is also in the east of ... Disputed diamonds disappear The Mercury (subscription) Zim cops grab diamonds from bank News24 Millions being smuggled in Zimbabwe's diamond fields Scotsman SBWire (press release) - The Sunday Mail - AllAfrica.com all 19 news articles » From Google News Search: "Diamond"  buyingdiamonds.org 268px x 296px | 19.20kB [source page] greater a substance s coefficient of dispersion the greater the angular spread of colors from an incoming inclined beam of white light a characteristic described as a gem s brilliance The luster of a diamond a characterization of how light interacts with the surface of a crystal is brilliant and is described as adamantine which simply means diamond like Some diamonds  img.hexun.com 333px x 500px | 67.70kB [source page] VGA 640 480 528MHz MSM 7201A CPU 320 Touch FLO 3D WM6 1 HTC Touch Diamond From Yahoo Image Search: "Diamond"  jewelrybuyingadvice.com goldfinger Sun, 07 Feb 2010 01:57:58 GM The scenario finds thousands of times per day surrounded by the entirety world, young men present blue . diamond. engagement rings to ladies to marry her desire.  jjcate.blogspot.com Jeff Cate Sat, 06 Feb 2010 20:00:00 GM I like to incorporate a few tune-up races into my marathon training cycle so I had planned on running the . Diamond. Valley Lake Half Marathon on January 23... but it was postponed two weeks due to bad weather (ironically). ...  closingablaze.com hakuna Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:02:34 GM Every day, engagement rings are becoming more and more extravagant. There are entire magazines devoted to them, websites that will help you design them, and. From Google Blog Search: "Diamond" |
